They Were Loved
Telling the stories of those we’ve lost to the pandemic
For the past year, Calgary Journal reporters have been part of a collaborative project between MacLean’s and Canadian journalism schools to tell the stories of people we have lost from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mount Royal University is a small part of this project, whose goal is to eventually pay tribute to Canadians who have died from COVID-19. We’ll be adding to this page as we go. You can learn more about the project, read the other obituaries and submit your loved one’s name at the project website.

Roger Maxwell
Found himself through karaoke

Hiep Bui
Generosity and gruelling work

Donna Enick
Rain or shine, she was on the course

Joseph ‘Yossie’ Rabinovitch
Family and food together meant happiness

Pauline Besharah-Armstrong
Tending to plants and people

Garry Monckton
Determined to define his own life

Fumiko Ito
Taught her grandkids to be upstanding citizens

Wendolyn McKeown
A mental health warrior

Burnice Bamping
Loved to spin around a dance floor

Larry Nolan
A big kid devoted to his children

Ruby McCarroll
Devoted friend, dedicated card shark

Joseph Zemanovich
The epitome of a civil servant

Margaret James
An artist at heart

Frances Rowlin
Turned friends into family

John Hemmes
Helping others was a happy obligation

Bill Hampson
Light on his feet

Douglas Twigge
A rancher whose love ran deep

Beverley Kellett
‘Nothing was ever just green’

John Fox
Went right around the world

Joseph Priamo
Aimed for excellence

Brother Joshua Weiss
Got to know everyone’s story

James Dyment
Devoted Uncle Puncles to his neices

Marian Ruth Wilson
Sailed the world for 20 years

Isabelle Mikhail
Relished good recipes from home

Douglas MacGregor
A ‘hunk-dory’ outlook on life

Muriel Folkes
Making the little things count

Maurice Beaudoin
Worked the land for 73 years